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Kathy Reakes

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Kathy Reaks has worked as a reporter in the local news business since 1984, starting as a news clerk and working her way up. She spent 17 years at Florida Today in Melbourne, Florida as a general assignment reporter, crime reporter, entertainment reporter and restaurant critic. She worked four years at Hometown News as a general assignment reporter, then another two years at Spacecoast Daily in Cocoa Beach, Florida. She attended Eastern Florida State College in Melbourne, Florida.

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Police & Fire
Police Intercept Heroin Delivery In Stamford Police Intercept Heroin Delivery In Stamford
Police Intercept Heroin Delivery In Stamford Members of the Stamford Police Department's Narcotics and Organized Crime Squad intercepted a city man as he made a heroin delivery in town.  Squad members arrested Justine Riviera, 31, around 9 p.m. Wednesday, after receiving intel that he would be bringing drugs to the area, said Capt. Richard Conklin. Police set-up a watch of the area he was expected and were able to grab him on Canal Street near Ludlow Street when he pulled up in his white Jeep, Conklin said. During a search of his car, officers uncovered seven folds of heroin, two zip locked bags with power cocaine and a bag containin…

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Police & Fire
Cocaine Discovered In Stamford Variety Store Search Cocaine Discovered In Stamford Variety Store Search
Cocaine Discovered In Stamford Variety Store Search A Stamford man was nabbed by members of the Stamford Police Department's narc squad while on his way to making a drug deal, according to Stamford Police. Richard Salinas-Gonzalez, 21, was arrested Wednesday afternoon after members of the Narcotics and Organized Crime squad received the information he was on his way to make a drug deal, said Capt. Richard Conklin. Officers with the unit spotted him as a passenger in a car that pulled into a variety shop near Atlantic and Bell streets, Conklin said. The officers followed him into the store and during a search found a bag of cocaine containin…

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Police & Fire
Woman Nabbed For Stealing Nyack Hospital Patient's Pocketbook Woman Nabbed For Stealing Nyack Hospital Patient's Pocketbook
Woman Nabbed For Stealing Nyack Hospital Patient's Pocketbook A Spring Valley woman was arrested by Orangetown Police for stealing a patient's purse at Nyack Hospital, according to Orangetown Police. Nicole-Rose M. Figuroa, 28, was arrested around 9:15 p.m. Thursday on an outstanding arrest warrant for grand larceny and criminal possession of stolen property, said Sgt. Joseph Sullivan. The warrant was issued following an investigation that found Figuroa entered a patient’s room on March 23  at Nyack Hospital and removed a patient's pocketbook containing an unknown amount of money, credit cards, and other items, Sullivan said. Surveillance video led i…

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Police & Fire
Greenwich Gas Station Clerk Allegedly Made Physical Contact With Customer Greenwich Gas Station Clerk Allegedly Made Physical Contact With Customer
Greenwich Gas Station Clerk Allegedly Made Physical Contact With Customer A Greenwich gas station employee was arrested after having physical contact with a customer, according to Greenwich Police. The incident took place around 3:40 p.m. Wednesday at the station on East Putnam Avenue when Raza Jafri, 53, of Stamford, had words with a customer and allegedly grabbed the customer by the shirt, police said. Jafri was charged with disorderly conduct and released. He is scheduled to appear in court on May 30.

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News
Hardest Hit Areas Should Have Power By Sunday, Eversource Says Hardest Hit Areas Should Have Power By Sunday, Eversource Says
Hardest Hit Areas Should Have Power By Sunday, Eversource Says Eversource officials are reporting that the hardest hit areas with significant damage should have power restored by Sunday.With more than 100,000 customers restored late Thursday, Eversource crews continue working around-the-clock, facing tough conditions, to restore power to customers, said officials. Helicopters are being used to identify damage in remote areas and in some cases, bulldozers and other heavy equipment are needed to access repair locations, Eversource officials said. The hardest hit areas including Brookfield, Danbury, Monroe and Newtown, where storm damage is most significa…

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Police & Fire
Major Drug Dealer In Custody After Norwalk PD Gets Tips From Residents Major Drug Dealer In Custody After Norwalk PD Gets Tips From Residents
Major Drug Dealer In Custody After Norwalk PD Gets Tips From Residents Mulitple anonymous tips from residents landed a major drug trafficker behind bars following an investigation by the Norwalk Police Department. During the month of April, the Special Services Division conducted an investigation into the drug trafficking operation of Joseph Daniels, 35, of Norwalk, after receiving numerous tips from the community regarding Daniels' drug dealing activities via the department’s anonymous text-a-tip program, said Lt. Terrence Blake. "During this time investigators conducted hours of surveillance and made multiple controlled purchases of Fentanyl-laced heroi…

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Police & Fire
Truck Overturns, Shutting Down Route 304 In New City Truck Overturns, Shutting Down Route 304 In New City
Truck Overturns, Shutting Down Route 304 In New City A man driving a dump truck and trailer without the correct license closed down Route 304 in New City for several hours after crashing the rig. The crash occurred around 1:30 p.m. Thursday at the intersection of Route 304 and Virginia St., when the driver of the truck lost control, plowed into a yard and overturned the trailer, Clarkstown Police said. According to police, the truck landed in the yard at 490 Route 304, while the trailer ended up overturned blocking two lanes of Route 304 for more than three hours.  The driver, a 44-year-old West Nyack resident, was not injured, police said. …

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Police & Fire
Large Brush Fire Breaks Out In Orange County Large Brush Fire Breaks Out In Orange County
Large Brush Fire Breaks Out In Orange County Mulitple fire departments are battling a brush fire in Orange County. The fire department said it has responded in the area of 120 Neelytown Road, in Montgomery, that began around 7:30 a.m. Friday, but had few details at this point. There is an unconfirmed report that the fire started in a woodpile at a nearby business.  This is a developing story. Check back to Daily Voice for updates. 

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Lifestyle
Who's The Winner? $1M Lottery Ticket Sold In Fairfield County Unclaimed Who's The Winner? $1M Lottery Ticket Sold In Fairfield County Unclaimed
Who's The Winner? $1M Lottery Ticket Sold In Fairfield County Unclaimed Connecticut Lottery officials are putting out the call for players to check their tickets with a $1 million Fairfield County Powerball winner still at large. The winning ticket, purchased on May 2 at the Georgetown Shell at 912 Danbury Road in Wilton matched five numbers making it worth a million dollars, lottery officials said.  The winning numbers were 5-14-31-40-50 and the Powerball was 6. Winners have 180 days to claim their prize money before the state keeps the cash. Other unclaimed winning tickets sold locally include: Feb. 18: $25,000 a year for life ticket was sold at Brazil Le…

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Obituaries
Support Pours In For Family Of Hudson Valley Girl Killed In Storm Support Pours In For Family Of Hudson Valley Girl Killed In Storm
Support Pours In For Family Of Hudson Valley Girl Killed In Storm Support and words of comfort are pouring in for the family of the 11-year-old Newburgh girl killed during Tuesday's storm when a tree fell on the SUV in which she was a passenger.  The girl’s mother had just parked at their Newburgh home when violent wind gusts toppled a tree and trapped the girl inside, police said. A GoFundMe page, set up by friends, has raised about $16,000 in just one day, with a goal of $8,000.  The page identifies the young girl as Gina Garzon, a student in Newburgh, who had just made her first communion last Saturday. Donations will help the family cover funeral ex…

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